Tintin and I (2003)

A high-profiled documentary about Hergé and his major cartoon success, Tintin, based in part on previously unreleased archive tape footage.

Director:

Anders Østergaard

Writer:

Anders Østergaard (scenario)

Stars:

Hergé, Numa Sadoul, Michael Farr

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Hergé	...	Self (archive footage)
Numa Sadoul	...	Self
Michael Farr	...	Self
Harry Thompson	...	Self
Raymond Leblanc	...	Self (archive footage)
Germaine Kieckens	...	Self - the first wife of Hergé (archive footage)
Andy Warhol	...	Self (archive footage)
Fanny Rodwell	...	Self - the second wife of Hergé
Gérard Valet	...	Self
Chang Chong-Chen	...	Self (archive footage)
Patrick Waleffe	...	(voice)
Tony Beck	...	(voice)
Alain Louis	...	(voice)
Danièle Denie	...	(voice)
Olivier Cuvelier	...	(voice)

Storyline

A high-profiled documentary about Hergé and his major cartoon success, Tintin, based in part on previously unreleased archive tape footage.

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Plot Keywords:

tintin character | snowy the dog character | three word title | tape | cartoon | 

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Taglines:

Meet the man behind the masterpiece.

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Genres:

Documentary | Biography

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Did You Know?

Trivia

In an unusual use of special effects, Hergé's lips were re-animated to fit some of the sound clips of his voice played in the film.

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Connections

Featured in Troldspejlet: Episode #31.2 (2004)

User Reviews

Masterpiece documentary

"Tintin and I" first of all struck me as a masterpiece documentary. The photography and the editing are truly breath-taking (almost anti-Dogma).

We follow the life of Tintin drawer Hergé through an open-hearted interview from 1971. The Tintin series was drawn on the background of the great ideological fights of the twentieth century. In the midst of these Hergé has his own demons to fight with, and much of his drawing activity seems like an attempt to tame these and to escape into a world of perfection.

Even though there are spectacular photographic panoramas of drawings from Tintin albums and also some reconstructions and reading of passages from the albums, the story of Hergé is told entirely through interviews and archive material, and never through reconstructions.

Hergé lived the turbulent life of a true, suffering artist. But the fantastic world that came of his imagination will continue to amaze readers again and again.

Details

Official Sites:

Angel Films [Denmark] Official site [Japan]

Country:

Denmark Belgium France Switzerland Sweden Finland Norway

Language:

French English

Release Date:

16 January 2004 (Denmark)

Also Known As:

Tintin and I

Filming Locations:

Geneva, Canton de Genève, Switzerland

Box Office

Budget:

EUR1,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Angel Films, Finlands Svenska Television (FST), Moulinsart

Technical Specs

Runtime:

75 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color Black and White